Comments on: Twitter + Foursquare = Yelp R.I.P? http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: FourSquare’s Crowley on Facebook, Check-in Fatigue & the Copy Cats http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233674 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:31:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233674 [...] is that going to happen? Crowley says that check-ins give it a lot of interesting data and that in turn allows them to tell people on their social network interesting things, including tips, locations and [...]

]]> By: Foursquare’s Crowdsourced Travel Guides — the Future of User Reviews? http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233673 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:21:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233673 [...] has added Foursquare-style check-ins in an attempt to keep pace with the location-based service, Om has noted before how the combination of real-time reviews — whether on Twitter or elsewhere –and the [...]

]]> By: Foursquare… And Now For The Hard Part http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233672 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:49:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233672 [...] someone who is an unabashed fan of Foursquare and what it represents, I have to admit my usage of the service has been waning. The early thrill of checking in at [...]

]]> By: Five Quick Thoughts (and some questions) on the Google / Yelp Rumors ­ Share My Live http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233671 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:12:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233671 [...] GigaOM's theory that this is somehow an admission by Yelp that they have somehow been circumnavigated by [...]

]]> By: Twitter Trends http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233670 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:32:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233670 @Ramon: I would prefer a joint venture of Gowalla and FourSquare instead to achieve a higher efficiency… Especially among “non nerdy” people.

]]> By: GoWalla Close to Pass 100,000 Users. – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233669 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:01:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233669 [...] the Blackberry version of their service. Gowalla and Foursquare are vying for user attention at the same time competing with local search web service Yelp has started to encroach on their turf with its new mobile [...]

]]> By: Yelp Fights Back Against Foursquare, Gowalla – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233668 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:14:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233668 [...] Om pointed out in a recent post, the combination of Twitter reviews (from friends and other trusted sources) and Foursquare tips [...]

]]> By: Grzegorz Miaskiewicz http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233667 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:49:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233667 i devoted an entire blog post to answering your article because it struck me how utterly disconnected from reality most of the tech community is. yes, as mentioned already, only people in silicon valley could possibly think what you write in this article.

http://miaskiewicz.com/silicon-valley-bubble-world

]]> By: Google in talks to buy Yelp; is real estate asleep at the switch? | 1000Watt Consulting http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233666 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:47:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233666 [...] Malik is not so bullish, arguing that the local review space will rapidly move real-time through services like Foursquare, Loopt and [...]

]]> By: Silicon Valley is a bubble world: GigaOm on the Google/Yelp deal rumors :: Grzegorz Miaskiewicz @ miaskiewicz.com http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233665 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:57:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233665 [...] Exhibit A [...]

]]> By: les madras http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233664 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:36:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233664 +1;

]]> By: les madras http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233663 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:07:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233663 Om,
Yelp gives you the number of reviews in each category in each city. In SF, there is 4K restaurant reviews, 3K medical/dental reviews, 2K health and beauty reviews etc etc.

That said, I find that the reviews on yelp look quite suspect. If you look at the review distribtution for most of the reviewers, the 5 stars and 4 stars dominate. Strange, since humans tend to share their complaints more often than their compliments.

]]> By: jd http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233662 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:47:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233662 Bizzd is worse than useless.

]]> By: Quickthink » Blog Archive » The Trend to Digital Conversation http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233661 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:01:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233661 [...] I am almost embarrassed to admit it, but I can remember when I thought data bases were cool. We used to buy them (and then pay more for updates). But along came tools that made a fixed thing like a data base seem old hat. For example, Wikipedia provided a different sort of model that enabled an evolving and more nuanced flow of information (rather than a fixed set of data). Yelp was part of this generation — allowing you to add your ratings for restaurants that you tried them out. It is cool, but it is not a conversation. Now it seems that the combination of twitter and foursquare are making yelp seem … well, as old fashioned as a data base. Om Malik explains why. [...]

]]> By: YUvamani http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233660 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:03:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233660 Om,
As a person with a smaller less connected social graph, I found the same twitter/facebook query (i.e. where can I find X in Y) failing too many times.

Thats what yelp rocked at. If you do not have a large or great (as in people who know things) social graph, Yelp will still tell you whats hot and happening. And the obvious matter of being in a new place.

I think twitter will not replace yelp, but foursquare definitely can. It has too much good data. And in the end thats all that matters.

]]> By: Libran Lover http://gigaom.com/2009/12/18/with-twitter-foursquare-does-anyone-really-need-yelp/#comment-233659 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:11:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=86372#comment-233659 Did you really just award a +1 to your own comment?

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